New Volvo S80 sedans models

Volvo has announced a range of all-new S80 sedans, including a V8 with all-wheel drive.

The 2006 new car models from Volvo : the new Volvo S80 sedan range will be launched at the Geneva auto show at the end of February and include the V8 engine already used in the Volvo XC90 4x4 – as well as its torque-to-all-wheels drive train.

"The all new Volvo S80 is entering a tough sector in which the competition is razor-sharp," said Fredrik Arp, Volvo Cars' president and CEO. "Such customers have very high expectations but we are challenging the best in the segment with a very special car that radiates what we call 'Scandinavian Luxury'.

This second-generation S80 model will be the first Volvo sedan car model to have a compact, transverse-mounted V8 engine. The new Volvo S80 will also have road-following bi-xenon headlights.